The Badass Unicorn

You learn funny things about a person when you spend time together. I recently discovered that Michael does not appreciate his elbows smelled. I know this thanks to my love of LUSH. If you have never had the pleasure of walking into one of their stores or using their products, you just don’t know what…

Yes, we closed on our house today. Halle–freakin–lujah! It was rather a stressful few weeks, but I have to say our loan processor and our realtor were fantastic. Both of them kept me from being too emotional and also gave me enough insight so that Michael wasn’t asking me “why” every 15 seconds. It’s not…

Our dear friends in LA had a bit of a scare today when that nasty 5.4 earthquake decided to shake their world. In the 11 years that we lived there, we never met the big one, but all the small brother and sister earthquakes were enough. They are quite surreal if you’ve never endured one.…

Dooce is one of the best blogs out there (http://dooce.com), and I am thankful to my friend Amber for introducing it to me. I in turn got her hooked On Stuff White People Like (http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.com/), so the ball is now back in her court. Anyway…I about fell out of my chair laughing when I recently…

We went to Charlotte today to do some furniture shopping and see the hilarious Avenue Q. Michael is not usually my theater buddy, but how could he pass up puppets that swear profusely, talk about masturbation, and simulate sex? Even if you are not a laugh-out-loud person, you may not be able to help yourself…

I shall not apologize for my dislike of polo shirts, but please know that it doesn’t stop me from liking those that wear them. Some of my favorite people have this cotton collared apparel and wear them often, and with pride. If you are wondering where my recent polo anger stemmed from….it is simply this.…

Did ya hear? Did ya hear that Wisconsin hates Jessica Simpson? That made me terribly proud to be a Wisconsinite at heart. Jessica was heckled at her debut country performance at the Country Thunder music festival (somewhere near Kenosha?) over the weekend, and that just made me giggle. The Kenosha Times had some great quotes…

Drag Queens typically aren’t that pretty. Drag Queens outside in the humid, hot North Carolina weather tackling grassy stairs in heels are certainly not pretty. They are damn entertaining though. Last night we joined some friends at the Raleigh Little Theatre for Drag Bingo. All proceeds benefit the Alliance for AIDS Services – Carolina, so…

We did not close the house today, but since my rage was felt by Amy in Seattle and Janey in the Philippines, I thought it best to temper that. And so I bring you the power of the Thought Bubble. This is the Thought Bubble scrounging for food in the kitchen. I thought Michael was…

I am feeling some hostility today, so let’s discuss the things that make me crazy. Some obviously carry more bad karma than others, so they are listed in no particular order. In case you are curious, I still don’t have my loan papers due to an underwriter that decided in the 11th hour to demand…